Entertainment

Mother Mother is joining the Sonic Boom lineup. The Vancouver popsters, who are currently working on their third album, will perform Sept. 4 at Northlands Park along with the likes of Weezer, Rise Against, City and Colour, Bad Religion … Continue reading →

Tickets to Crowded House‘s Wednesday, Sept. 1 show “with guests” at the Jubilee Auditorium will go on sale this Friday, April 30. Tix are $39.50 and $69.50 plus service charges at Ticketmaster. (P.S. The guests have yet to be … Continue reading →

It’s official. Hannah Georgas is Canada’s new It girl of indie-pop. The Vancouver songstress is on the cover of this month’s Exclaim! magazine. (Interviewed by former Journal freelancer Amanda Ash!) Georgas is also the subject of a Vancouver Sun profile, … Continue reading →

I desperately want to love Just Cause 2 (PS3). The idea of the game is phenomenal; basically Guerilla War meets Grand Theft Auto meets Bionic Commando. Your task: blow up as much stuff as you can on the many … Continue reading →

… Black Mountain will return to Edmonton. The Vancouver psych-rockers, still pushing their second (and Juno-nominated) album, In the Future, will perform Friday, June 25 at The Starlite Room. Tickets are $20 plus service charges. On sale: Friday, April … Continue reading →

Victoria’s Current Swell is currently riding high with its charming new video, Young & Able, now in rotation on MuchMoreMusic. The clip features the folk-roots musicians in their VW van, driving to the beach to meet their friends, … Continue reading →

It’s Tool time, once again, for fans of vintner Maynard James Keenan and his heady prog-metal group. The musical mechanics, who are known for their punishingly abrasive and artistic concerts, will perform Wednesday, July 7 at Rexall Place. Tickets are … Continue reading →

Attention entrepreneurs with money and the will to do insane things: I suggest you open a video game-themed restaurant. Maybe this sort of thing would go over in Vegas (which, as we know, is a Mecca for shut-ins). Maybe the … Continue reading →

Raditude!
After an eight-year absence from these parts, Rivers Cuomo and his geek-rock group, Weezer, will be returning to Edmonton for this year’s Sonic Boom. Illinois punks Rise Against and Dallas Green’s side project, City and Colour, will … Continue reading →

From Stuart Chatwood to Cadence Weapon, we’ve assembled an expert panel of gamers and musicians to discuss the best of game music and share their favourites. Click here to read their bios. Then click here to read the other panel … Continue reading →